A lone juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three children, would not agree to acquit her despite expressing reasonable doubt about her guilt. This was stated by the jury's foreperson, Roni Carlson, in an interview that aired on Monday.
Speaking to NBC 10 Boston after Clancy’s trial ended in a mistrial, Ms Carlson confirmed there was one holdout juror who could not be persuaded to acquit Clancy due to insanity. Ms Carlson, a retired elementary school teacher, quoted the juror as saying, "But I’m still not going to say that she’s not guilty by reason of insanity," after admitting to reasonable doubt.
Another juror, Paula Devlin, described the holdout as "very arrogant" in the NBC10 interview, adding that he "really did not take anything that anybody said." The holdout juror has not yet spoken publicly.
During deliberations, Ms Carlson informed Massachusetts judge William Sullivan that one juror was not following the court’s instructions on reasonable doubt. The judge subsequently declared a mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict.
Clancy remains in a psychiatric hospital. Prosecutors have not yet announced if they will retry her, with a status hearing scheduled for 29 September.